Bushenyi District

by May 15, 2025

The access rates in Bushenyi vary from 79 % in Ruhumuro Sub-County to 95 % in Bumbaire Sub-County. Bushenyi has 1,407 domestic water points which serve a total of 221,920 people – 186,493 in rural areas. 258 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Bushenyi has 2 piped schemes.

Access

85^%

Rural Functionality

82^%

Equity

43

Management

80^%

Gender

79^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population

50		250		1,000		2,000

	100		500		1,500

KTC Kyamuhunga TC Unknown

KYM Kyamuhunga 81

BMB Bumbaire 346

IDV Ishaka DIV 957

KKN Kakanju 454

KYB Kyabugimbi 379

KYZ Kyeizooba 349

NYB Nyabubaare 419

IBR Ibaare 425

RHM Ruhumuro 292

CDV Central DIV 538

NDV Nyakabirizi DIV 266

BTM Bitooma 321

Population figures are projections to the above mentioned date based on UBOS census 2014 and district growth rates. Population density is calculated on land area only. Boundaries reflect the preliminary status only.

Access to Safe Water

20 %		60 %

	40 %		80 %

Total Access 85 %

Rural Access 94 %

Urban Access 57 %

BMB Bumbaire 95 %

BTM Bitooma 95 %

CDV Central DIV NWSC

IBR Ibaare 95 %

IDV Ishaka DIV NWSC

KKN Kakanju 95 %

KTC Kyamuhunga TC 95 %

KYB Kyabugimbi 95 %

KYM Kyamuhunga 95 %

KYZ Kyeizooba 95 %

NDV Nyakabirizi DIV NWSC

NYB Nyabubaare 95 %

RHM Ruhumuro 79 %

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.
The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Access to Safe Water

20 %		60 %

	40 %		80 %

Total Access 85 %

Rural Access 94 %

Urban Access 57 %

BMB Bumbaire 95 %

BTM Bitooma 95 %

CDV Central DIV NWSC

IBR Ibaare 95 %

IDV Ishaka DIV NWSC

KKN Kakanju 95 %

KTC Kyamuhunga TC 95 %

KYB Kyabugimbi 95 %

KYM Kyamuhunga 95 %

KYZ Kyeizooba 95 %

NDV Nyakabirizi DIV NWSC

NYB Nyabubaare 95 %

RHM Ruhumuro 79 %

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %		80 %

	70 %		90 %

Rural Functionality 82 %

Urban Functionality 82 %

BMB Bumbaire 67 %

BTM Bitooma 95 %

CDV Central DIV NWSC

IBR Ibaare 85 %

IDV Ishaka DIV NWSC

KKN Kakanju 73 %

KTC Kyamuhunga TC 82 %

KYB Kyabugimbi 81 %

KYM Kyamuhunga 91 %

KYZ Kyeizooba 84 %

NDV Nyakabirizi DIV NWSC

NYB Nyabubaare 91 %

RHM Ruhumuro 69 %

Functionality is the ratio of functional water sources to all water sources. Sources not operating for five or more years are assumed to be abandoned, and hence are not included in the calculation.

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Sub-County	Urban/ Rural	Population	Population Served	Access	Functionality			Point Water Sources																					Piped Water Systems
					Functionality			Protected springs			Shallow wells			Deep boreholes			Rainwater harvesting tanks			Dams			Valley tanks			PSP/Kiosk, Tap stands			YT	HH	IC	NWSC
					R	U	WfP	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	F	NF	Tot	YT	HH	IC	NWSC
Igara
1 Kyabugimbi	Rural	21,429	20,358	95%	81%	-	-	81	18	99	6	2	8	2	-	2	8	2	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	101	24	125	-	-	-	No
2 Nyabubaare	Rural	40,030	38,029	95%	91%	-	-	121	12	133	27	2	29	8	1	9	15	1	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	8	-	-	-	No
3 Kyamuhunga	Rural	23,278	22,114	95%	91%	-	50%	71	9	80	6	1	7	2	-	2	4	-	4	-	-	-	1	1	2	32	1	33	-	-	-	No
4 Kakanju	Rural	25,454	24,181	95%	73%	-	-	82	38	120	14	5	19	3	-	3	4	4	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	4	39	14	60	-	No
5 Ruhumuro	Rural	15,120	11,956	79%	69%	-	-	25	19	44	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	1	19	10	2	-	No
6 Kyeizooba	Rural	29,696	28,211	95%	84%	-	-	84	20	104	35	4	39	7	-	7	12	2	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	No
7 Ibaare	Rural	12,944	12,297	95%	85%	-	100%	36	6	42	10	-	10	2	1	3	5	-	5	-	-	-	1	-	1	28	7	35	12	-	-	No
8 Bumbaire	Rural	15,881	15,087	95%	67%	-	100%	82	43	125	14	6	20	4	1	5	2	2	4	1	-	1	-	-	-	6	1	7	-	-	-	No
9 Bitooma	Rural	15,011	14,260	95%	95%	-	100%	50	2	52	14	-	14	2	2	4	3	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	1	3	-	3	-	-	-	No
10 Kyamuhunga TC	Urban	16,534	15,707	95%	-	82%	-	37	11	48	10	3	13	3	-	3	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	1	16	-	-	-	No
Total		215,377	202,200	94	82	82	80	669	178	847	137	23	160	33	5	38	59	11	70	1	0	1	3	1	4	248	40	288	36	62	0	No
BUSHENYI MC
1 Nyakabirizi DIV	Urban	9,137	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
2 Ishaka DIV	Urban	18,275	NWSC	NWSC	-	100%	-	1	-	1	1	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
3 Central DIV	Urban	18,492	NWSC	NWSC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Total		45,904	19,720	43	0	75	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	No
District		261,281	221,920	85	82	82	80	670	178	848	138	24	162	34	5	39	59	11	70	1	0	1	3	1	4	248	40	288	36	62	0	No

F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functionality of System			Type of Management					WB in place
Type of Scheme/GFS	Number of Schemes	Functional	Non-Functional	Partially Functional	Private Operator	WSC	Private/Individual	NWSC	Other	Yes	No
Groundwater based/GFS	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Unknown/Not GFS	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown/GFS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/Not GFS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Surface Water Based/GFS	8	7	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	6	0
Total	20	10	0	1	0	9	1	2	0	7	0

GFS = Gravity Flow Scheme; WB = Water Board; WSC = Water Source Committee

85%

82%

43

80%

79%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

Access to Safe Water

Access to Safe Water

Functionality of Point Water Sources

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Piped Water Supply Systems

85^%

82^%

80^%

79^%

Population Density (people/km²) and Population